Butt plate for a gun stock and gun stock comprising such a butt plate

ABSTRACT

A butt plate for a gun stock includes a holding part and a damping part which is attached to the holding part. An easy method of mounting and dismounting the butt plate can be implemented in that disposed on a front surface of the holding part, which front surface is facing the gun stock, are two forwardly projecting and spaced-apart arch-like retention members for snap-lock retention on two oppositely lying side walls of the gun stock.

FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE

The disclosure relates to a butt plate for a gun stock. In addition, the disclosure also relates to a gun stock comprising such a butt plate.

BACKGROUND

DE 81 24 896 U1 discloses a gun stock plate comprising a holding part stationarily disposed on the back surface of a gun stock and a damping part detachably mounted on the holding part. The holding part, which consists of a metal or plastic material and which is mounted on the back surface of the gun stock, comprises a bordering frame which is matched to the shape of the gun stock and which forms a hollow space for receiving the damping part consisting of an elastic material. The damping part is fitted into the hollow space of the holding part and is mounted by means of screws on the holding part. Mounting and dismounting of the butt plate is therefore possible only with a suitable tool, along with the associated expenditure of labor.

SUMMARY

One aspect of the disclosure relates to a butt plate and a gun stock comprising such a butt plate, which allows the butt plate to be mounted and dismounted without having to use a tool.

Suitable embodiments and advantageous refinements are also disclosed.

Disposed on a front surface of the holding part for the butt plate according to the disclosure, which front surface is facing the gun stock, are two forwardly projecting and spaced-apart, arch-like retention members for snap-lock retention on two oppositely lying side walls of the gun stock. By means of the snap-lock connection, the butt plates can be dismounted and mounted relatively easily without a tool. This allows a butt plate to be quickly and easily exchanged and the gun stock to be adapted to meet the current requirements of the shooters. In addition, the gun stock can be more simply configured since no special retention or receiving members for screws or other mounting elements are required.

According to an advantageous embodiment of the disclosure, the arch-like retention members, which are designed to sit close to the inside surface or the outside surface of the side walls of the gun stock, can be designed so as to be laterally resilient. This allows the butt plate to be mounted on the gun stock by means of a snap-lock connection. Thus, for the mounting or dismounting operation, the arch-like retention members can be pushed together or pulled apart and automatically locked into a predefined mounting position.

The arch-like retention members are preferably integrally formed in one piece with the holding part which consists, e.g., of a heavy-duty plastic material.

According to another useful embodiment, lateral lug elements for locking engagement in through-openings in the side walls are disposed on the arch-like retention members. If the arch-like retention members sit close to the inside surface of the side walls, the lug elements can be disposed on the outside surface of the arch-like retention members, and if the arch-like retention members sit close to the outside surface of the side walls, the lug elements are conveniently disposed on the inside surface of the arch-like retention members.

The lug elements, which are disposed on the arch-like retention members, preferably have an outside contour that is matched to the inside contour of the through-openings in the gun stock. Thus, the creation of an interlocking connection between the butt plate and the gun stock is easily possible.

As an alternative, the butt plate can also be mounted on the gun stock by means of separate retaining elements, which can be inserted into associated openings on the arch-like retention members and there be detachably fixable by means of a snap-fit or snap-lock connection.

The shape of the through-openings in the gun stock and the shape of the associated lug elements on the arch-like retention members or the shape of the separate retaining elements can be configured to correspond to the shape of a company logo.

In addition, the disclosure also relates to a gun stock comprising an above-described butt plate.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Additional characteristic features and advantages of the disclosure follow from the description of a preferred example below with reference to the drawings. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of a portion of a gun stock comprising a butt plate;

FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment of a portion of a gun stock comprising a butt plate, and

FIG. 3 shows a third embodiment of a portion of a gun stock comprising a butt plate.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of a portion of a gun stock 1 comprising a butt plate 2 that is detachably mounted on the back surface of the gun stock. At least in its rearward portion, the gun stock 1 is designed as a hollow stock with an opening 3 on the back surface and with oppositely lying side walls 4. In the two oppositely lying side walls 4 of the gun stock 1, two aligned through-openings 5 for retaining the butt plate are disposed in the rearward area of the gun stock.

The butt plate 2 comprises a holding part 6, e.g., consisting of a hard plastic material, for mounting on the gun stock 1 and a damping part 7 disposed on the holding part 6 and consisting of a softer material to facilitate recoil damping. The damping part 7 can consist, e.g., of a solid expanded plastic material, an elastomer or another suitable plastic material and can be vulcanized onto, glued to, snapped onto, sprayed onto the holding part 6 or attached by another suitable method to the holding part 6. On a front surface 8, facing the gun stock 1, of the holding part 6, which is fitted with reinforcing ribs 9, two spaced-apart, arch-like retention members 10 projecting in the direction of the gun stock 1 are disposed, which arch-like retention members are designed to sit close to the two oppositely lying side walls 4 of the gun stock 1.

In the embodiment example shown in FIG. 1, the arch-like retention members 10 are designed to sit close to the inside surface of the side walls 4. Disposed on the outside surface of each of the two arch-like retention members 10 is a laterally projecting lug element 11 for locking engagement in the through-openings 5 on the gun stock 1. The two arch-like retention members 10 are spaced apart from one another, so that when inserted into the opening 3 on the back surface of the gun stock 1, they sit close to the inside surface of the two side walls 4. The laterally projecting lug elements 11 are disposed in such a way that when in a predefined mounting position of the butt plate 2 on the gun stock 1, they engage in the through-openings 5 on the gun stock 1. The two arch-like retention members 10 are formed in one piece with the holding part 6 and are designed so as to be laterally resilient, so that in order to mount the butt plate 2, they can be pushed together and subsequently automatically return into the starting position. As soon as the butt plate 2 reaches the mounting position, the inwardly bent lug elements 11 engage in the through-openings 5, thereby retaining the butt plate 2.

The lug elements 11 on the arch-like retention members 10 are designed so that their shape is matched to the inside contour of the through-openings 5. This creates an interlocking retention of the butt plate 2 on the gun stock 1. The height of the lug elements 11 is dimensioned such that, when engaged, the surface of the lug element is flush with the outside surface of the side walls 4 or is slightly set back toward the inside.

FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment example. In this embodiment, the arch-like retention members 10 are again designed to sit close to the inside surface of the side walls 4. In contrast, however, the arch-like retention members 10 are not fitted with any lug elements 11 for interlocking engagement in the through-openings 5 on the side walls 4 of the gun stock 1. Instead, this embodiment provides for separate retaining elements 12, which, after the butt plate 2 has been fitted into the gun stock 1, can be inserted into the through-openings 5 and can be lockably fixable in associated openings 13 on the arch-like retention members 10 by means of a snap-fit connection. For this purpose, laterally resilient arch-like snap-fit elements 14 for engaging in the openings 13 on the arch-like retention members 10 can be disposed on the inside surface of the retaining elements 12, which are matched to the shape of the through-openings 5. In this embodiment, mounting the butt plate 2 on the gun stock 1 can again be implemented by means of a snap-fit connection, which can be easily disengaged and re-engaged as needed.

In contrast to the embodiments of FIGS. 1 and 2, the two arch-like retention members 10 in the embodiment shown in FIG. 3 are not designed for sitting close to the inside surface, but to the outside surface of the side walls 4. For this purpose, recesses 15, matched to the shape of the arch-like retention members 10, for receiving the arch-like retention members 10 are disposed on the outside surface of the two side walls 4 of the gun stock 1. On the inside surfaces of the arch-like retention members 10, inwardly projecting lug elements 11 for locking engagement in the through-openings 5 on the gun stock 1 are provided. The two laterally resilient arch-like retention members 10 are spaced apart at such a distance from one another that when mounting the butt plate 2, the arch-like retention members 10 with the inwardly projecting lug elements 11 are initially bent outwardly and that the lug elements 11, on reaching the predefined mounting position, automatically engage in the through-openings 5. The butt plate 2 can be easily dismounted by pulling the arch-like retention members 10 apart.

LIST OF REFERENCE CHARACTERS

-   -   1 Gun stock     -   2 Butt plate     -   3 Opening     -   4 Side wall     -   5 Through-opening     -   6 Holding part     -   7 Damping part     -   8 Front surface     -   9 Reinforcing rib     -   10 Arch-like retention members     -   11 Lug element     -   12 Retaining elements     -   13 Opening     -   14 Snap-fit element     -   15 Recess 

1. A butt plate for a gun stock, the butt plate comprising a holding part and a damping part attached to the holding part, wherein disposed on a front surface of the holding part facing the gun stock are two forwardly projecting and spaced-apart, arch-like retention members for snap-lock retention on two oppositely lying side walls of the gun stock.
 2. The butt plate of claim 1, wherein the arch-like retention members sit close to an inside surface or an outside surface of the side walls of the gun stock when the butt plate is mounted on the gun stock.
 3. The butt plate of claim 1, wherein the arch-like retention members are laterally resilient.
 4. The butt plate of claim 1, wherein the arch-like retention members are formed in one piece with the holding part.
 5. The butt plate of claim 1, wherein disposed on the arch-like retention members are lateral lug elements for engaging in through-openings in the side walls of the gun stock.
 6. The butt plate of claim 1, wherein the lug elements have an outside contour that is matched to an inside contour of the through-openings.
 7. The butt plate of claim 1, wherein disposed in the arch-like retention members is an opening for receiving a retaining element which is fitted with snap-fit elements.
 8. The butt plate of claim 1, wherein reinforcing ribs are disposed on the holding part.
 9. A gun stock comprising the butt plate of claim 1 mounted on a back surface of the gun stock.
 10. The gun stock of claim 9, wherein two through-openings for retaining the butt plate are disposed in two oppositely lying side walls of the gun stock.
 11. The gun stock of claim 9, wherein disposed on an outside surface of the two side walls are recesses for receiving the arch-like retention members, which recesses are matched to the shape of the arch-like retention members. 